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Children With Serious Illnesses Get Trip of a Lifetime

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V.L. Hendrickson

Dec. 7, 2012 7:24 p.m. ET

For most people, four days doesn't seem very long. But Ari and Idy Friedman know exactly how much four days can mean to a sick child.

For the past 19 years, since their son Meir died at age 10 after fighting leukemia for seven years, the Friedmans have organized an annual trip to Orlando, Fla., for about 50 children with serious illnesses. On Sunday, they will take 50 children and a number of volunteers to Florida for a trip that...